Aleksander Barkov

Category 5: Hurricanes, Panthers regroup for Game 2

May 20, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Friday was a recovery day for everyone involved in Thursday’s epic four-overtime game — the players, coaches, staff, media and fans all needed a reboot after the nearly six-hour game won 3-2 by […]

Panthers silence Hurricanes with 4OT win in Game 1

May 19, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The longest game in both Hurricanes and Panthers history took 139 minutes and 47 seconds. Carolina will simply remember it as a crushing loss. After Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin was unable to clear […]

Hurricanes, Panthers meet in NHL’s final 4

May 17, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Before the Panthers’ second round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk lamented his team’s reward for beating the powerhouse Bruins in the opening round. “I guess the prize for […]

Hurricanes will face Panthers in Eastern Conference finals

May 12, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The SouthLeast Division is back. The Hurricanes will face the Panthers in the Eastern Conference finals after Florida defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Friday when Nick Cousins scored the overtime winner in […]

Hurricanes beat Panthers 6-4 to win Metropolitan Division

April 13, 2023 The Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. — Brent Burns scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes scored four times in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night to win the Metropolitan Division. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jesper […]

Hurricanes shut out by Knight, Panthers

November 9, 2022 Cory Lavalette

SUNRISE, Fla. — Spencer Knight made 40 saves in his first shutout of the season and the third of his career, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday […]

Hurricanes rally again but lose to Florida in OT

January 9, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Florida Panthers ended the Hurricanes’ season-opening nine-game winning streak back in November in dominant fashion, and it looked like they would easily end another Saturday night. Up two goals late in the […]

Staal leads way in Hurricanes’ 5-1 win in Dallas

April 28, 2021 Cory Lavalette

Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov all had three-point games, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves as the Hurricanes ended their six-game road trip with a 5-1 win Tuesday in Dallas. Staal scored twice, […]

Shorthanded Hurricanes drop OT decision in Florida

April 25, 2021 Cory Lavalette

Aleksander Barkov scored 24 seconds into overtime to give the Panthers a 4-3 win Saturday in Florida. Dougie Hamilton scored twice and Brett Pesce got his fourth goal of the year. Three Thoughts 1. A […]

Hurricanes’ Trocheck stings Panthers again, Nedeljkovic posts 3-0 shutout

April 9, 2021 Cory Lavalette

Vincent Trocheck stayed red-shot against his former team, scoring for the sixth straight game against the Panthers and adding an assist on Sebastian Aho’s power play goal to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 […]